Lisa Byrne

Now We’re Expected to Opt OUT of Social Sharing?

I’m fed up with mobile apps and websites using my Facebook network to promote their product, slyly. The current guilty parties in question are Socialcam, a video mobile app, and Newsle, a website that tracks stories about you and your friends in the news — both of which I love, BTW. Big fan of Socialcam. [...]

New Facebook Pages Are Here: Highlights and Live Example

The dreaded day has arrived for Facebook admins with an alert at log in offering a tour of your new business page — you can play and get the feel of it from now through publishing deadline March 30th. We’ve seen several ideas of what it would look like and it’s finally good to see [...]

Speaking at the Social Learning Summit

Did you know American University had their very own chapter of the Social Media Club? With a mission to show educators and students alike how to use social media, technology, and innovation for a better higher education experience, AU-SMCEDU was born. On March 30-31st they are hosting their second annual Social Learning Summit — and it’ll [...]

Lost in Space: A Tweetup with Astronaut Ron Garan

    On Valentine’s Day I got to show Space some love as one of the lucky few to attend a Tweetup held at NASA HQ featuring Astronaut Ron Garan. There to represent a client of Pappas Group — Syfy Channel — I was in new territory and fascinated by the scene. From the buzz [...]

Do I Love You More Than My iPad?

If we were to discuss such a question then, according to Hallmark, now would be the time. A friend sent me this image via email this evening with subject line: Wonder if you will ever give this out. My fast and humorous response advised him that it would take some man. In the aftermath I [...]